House panel stalls on sex case

9:52 AM,
Nov. 22, 2013

House Speaker Greg Stumbo, D-Prestonsburg. (AP Photo/ James Crisp)

Written by

Tom Loftus
| The Courier-Journal

The special House committee investigating sexual harassment charges against former Rep. John Arnold has not agreed on how broad its work should be, has not questioned any witnesses, has not met in more than a month and has not scheduled its next meeting.

The committee, named in late August, has 11⁄2 months to deliver its report.

The two Republicans on the panel are concerned about whether the five-member committee can complete any meaningful investigation before it reports to the full House when the legislative session begins Jan. 7. ...